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British Champions Sprint Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	British Champions Sprint Stakes
(ex Diadem Stakes)
location	Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
inaugurated	1946
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	QIPCO
website	Ascot
distance	6f (1,207 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Three-years-old and up
weight	9 st 3 lb (3yo);
9 st 4 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
purse	£562,500 (2025)
1st: £318,994

(ex Diadem Stakes) Ascot, England 9 st 4 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares 1st: £318,994 |} The British Champions Sprint Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was established in 1946, and it was originally called the Diadem Stakes. It was named after Diadem (foaled 1914), a winner of several of Ascot's leading races. For a period it was staged in October, and it later moved to September.

The current system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Diadem Stakes initially held Group 3 status. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1996. It had a prize fund of £100,000 in 2010.

The race was given its present name and switched to October in 2011. It became part of the newly created British Champions Day, and its purse was increased to £250,000. It now serves as the sprint-category final of the British Champions Series. The race was upgraded to Group 1 status from its 2015 running.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Set Fair – 1952, 1954
Jack and Jill – 1958, 1959

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Lester Piggott – Abergwaun (1971), Home Guard (1972), Saritamer (1974), Swingtime (1975, dead-heat), Absalom (1979), Moorestyle (1981), Salieri (1983)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Walter Nightingall – Set Fair (1952, 1954), Jack and Jill (1958, 1959)
Vincent O'Brien – Abergwaun (1971), Home Guard (1972), Saritamer (1974), Swingtime (1975, dead-heat)

Winners since 1960

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1960	Zanzibar	5	Bill Rickaby	John Oxley	1:19.40
1961	Satan	3	Joe Mercer	Tim Shaw	1:18.21
1962	La Belle	3	Bill Williamson	Harry Wragg	1:17.51
1963	Sammy Davis	3	Doug Smith	Geoffrey Brooke	1:12.60
1964	Ampney Princess	4	Frankie Durr	Harry Hannon	1:18.96
1965	Majority Blue	4	Bill Williamson	John Oxx	1:18.32
1966	Lucasland	4	Eric Eldin	John Waugh	1:20.91
1967	Great Bear	3	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	1:20.26
1968	Secret Ray	4	Sandy Barclay	Doug Smith	1:25.72
1969	Song	3	Joe Mercer	Derrick Candy	1:16.00
1970	Realm	3	Brian Taylor	John Winter	1:15.21
1971	Abergwaun	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:14.52
1972	Home Guard	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:14.04
1973	Boldboy	3	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:16.62
1974	Saritamer	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:20.11
1975
(dh)	Roman Warrior
Swingtime	4
3	Johnny Seagrave
Lester Piggott	Nigel Angus
Vincent O'Brien	1:15.55
1976	Honeyblest	4	Geoff Baxter	Doug Smith	1:16.01
1977	Gentilhombre	4	Paul Cook	Neil Adam	1:14.14
1978	Creetown	6	Robert Street	Ron Sheather	1:16.33
1979	Absalom	4	Lester Piggott	Ryan Jarvis	1:15.63
1980	Sovereign Rose	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:13.80
1981	Moorestyle	4	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	1:14.69
1982	Indian King	4	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:17.00
1983	Salieri	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:14.85
1984	Never So Bold	4	Steve Cauthen	Robert Armstrong	1:13.91
1985	Al Sylah	3	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	1:13.43
1986	Hallgate	3	Greville Starkey	Sally Hall	1:15.32
1987	Dowsing	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	1:14.67
1988	Cadeaux Genereux	3	Pat Eddery	Olivier Douieb	1:15.91
1989	Chummy's Favourite	4	Frankie Dettori	Neville Callaghan	1:14.25
1990	Ron's Victory	3	Freddy Head	Alain Falourd	1:12.66
1991	Shalford	3	Tony Cruz	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:18.95
1992	Wolfhound	3	Steve Cauthen	John Gosden	1:17.20
1993	Catrail	3	Michael Roberts	John Gosden	1:15.63
1994	Lake Coniston	3	Pat Eddery	Geoff Lewis	1:14.35
1995	Cool Jazz	4	Corey Nakatani	Clive Brittain	1:18.56
1996	Diffident	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:15.36
1997	Elnadim	3	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	1:12.56
1998	Bianconi	3	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	1:13.98
1999	Bold Edge	4	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:20.12
2000	Sampower Star	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:17.29
2001	Nice One Clare	5	Johnny Murtagh	Pip Payne	1:17.60
2002	Crystal Castle	4	Kieren Fallon	John Hammond	1:13.40
2003	Acclamation	4	Frankie Dettori	Gerald Cottrell	1:12.60
2004	Pivotal Point	4	Seb Sanders	Peter Makin	1:13.55
2005	Baron's Pit	5	Johnny Murtagh	Amanda Perrett	1:10.74
2006	Red Clubs	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:13.71
2007	Haatef	3	Richard Hills	Kevin Prendergast	1:13.96
2008	King's Apostle	4	Liam Jones	William Haggas	1:14.20
2009	Sayif	3	Richard Hills	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:12.57
2010	Lady of the Desert	3	Richard Hughes	Brian Meehan	1:14.13
2011	Deacon Blues	4	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	1:12.55
2012	Maarek	5	Jamie Spencer	David Peter Nagle	1:15.99
2013	Slade Power	4	Wayne Lordan	Edward Lynam	1:15.79
2014	Gordon Lord Byron	6	Wayne Lordan	Tom Hogan	1:17.30
2015	Muhaarar	3	Paul Hanagan	Charles Hills	1:13.34
2016	The Tin Man	4	Tom Queally	James Fanshawe	1:12.15
2017	Librisa Breeze	5	Robert Winston	Dean Ivory	1:16.78
2018	Sands of Mali	3	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1:14.21
2019	Donjuan Triumphant	6	Silvestre De Sousa	Andrew Balding	1:16.43
2020	Glen Shiel	6	Hollie Doyle	Archie Watson	1:16.74
2021	Creative Force	3	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:13.79
2022	Kinross	5	Frankie Dettori	Ralph Beckett	1:15.57
2023	Art Power	6	David Allan	Tim Easterby	1:16.92
2024	Kind Of Blue	3	James Doyle	James Fanshawe	1:17.22
2025	Powerful Glory	3	Jamie Spencer	Richard Fahey	1:11.72

Earlier winners

1946: The Bug
1947: Djelal
1948: Combined Operations
1949: Solonaway
1950: Abadan
1951: Ki Ming
1952: Set Fair
1953: Rose Coral
1954: Set Fair
1955: Pappa Fourway
1956: King Bruce
1957: Arcandy
1958: Jack and Jill
1959: Jack and Jill

References

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galopp-sieger.de – Diadem Stakes.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – British Champions Sprint Stakes (2018).
pedigreequery.com – Diadem Stakes – Ascot.

References

(10 October 1947). "Selections and Fields for Ascot". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
"2010 Diadem Stakes". International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.
"European Pattern Committee announce major changes to sprint programme from 2015".

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